Contemporary Asian Australian Poets Student Book, 2nd edition (Year 12 Standard: Language, Identity and Culture)

This revised and updated student book offers a comprehensive and accessible study of the prescribed poems from the Contemporary Asian Australian Poets anthology (HSC English Prescriptions 2027–2030), edited by Adam Aitken, Kim Cheng Boey, and Michelle Cahill, written specifically for the NSW Stage 6 Standard English Focus Area: Language, Indentity and Culture.

This student book guides students through a close reading of each poem that focuses on how language is used to express, question, and redefine identity and culture. Through a range of engaging and thought-provoking critical and creative activities, students will develop critical reading skills, refine their writing, and deepen their understanding of the ways poets challenge dominant cultural narratives and reflect the complexities of personal and collective identity in contemporary Australia.

This book studies all seven of the poems prescribed for HSC 2027-2030: 

• 'Stamp Collecting' by Kim Cheng Boey
• 'The Onyx Ring' by Misbah Khokhar
• 'Bumboat Cruise on the Singapore River' by Miriam Wei Wei Lo
• 'Air Force Ones' by Omar Musa
• 'New Accents' Yu, Ouyang
• 'Circular Breathing' by Jaya Savige
• 'Translucent Jade' by Maureen Ten (Ten Ch'in Ü)